King grass (Hybrid Pennisetum) silages – quality and digestibility.
King Grass (Pennisetum purperium) is a newly introduced pasture grass in Malaysia. The dry matter yield of this grass is very high but the quality of the forage is mostly dependent on its maturity stages and climatic conditions. The quality of this herbage is high and the crude protein can reach...
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| Format: | Journal |
| Language: | English |
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Research Management Centre, Universiti Putra Malaysia
2006
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/531/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/531/1/synthesis_15.pdf |
| Summary: | King Grass (Pennisetum purperium) is a newly
introduced pasture grass in Malaysia. The dry
matter yield of this grass is very high but the quality
of the forage is mostly dependent on its maturity
stages and climatic conditions. The quality of this herbage is high and the crude protein can reach I0%. It is palatable during early stage due to low lignin content and high sugar contents. In order to maintain the quality of this grass, one of the methods is to preserve the grass into silage. In general, silage is fermented. high moisture forage to be fed to ruminants (e.g. cattle and goat). Most often silage is made from grass. |
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